Coking installation

ABSTRACT

In a coking installation having a horizontal-chamber coke oven battery, first rails extend along this battery and a coke guide car is mounted on these rails for movement along the battery and adapted to receive incandescent coke from the respective ovens. A quenching car is mounted for movement along the battery also, and is adapted to receive coke from the coke guide car for the purpose of transferring the coke to a quenching station. Second rails extend along the first rails at a side of the quenching car which faces away from the coke oven battery. A supporting frame is rollably mounted on the rails and has at least one arm portion which passes freely around one end of the coke guide car, as seen in the longitudinal direction of the rails, and which can be releasably coupled with the coke guide car so that the frame and coke guide car can move together along the battery of coke ovens. A hood is carried by the supporting frame and extends at least in part over the quenching car to intercept dust and gases which become liberated from the coke.

United States Patent [191 Schulte [451 Oct. 29, 1974 COKING INSTALLATIONFritz Schulte, Meerbusch-Buederich, Germany [73] Assignee: Hartung, Kuhn& Co.

Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Dusseldorf, Germany [22] Filed: Oct. 12, 1973 [21]Appl. No.: 405,857

[75] Inventor:

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data Oct. 16, 1972 Germany .1 2250636[52] US. Cl. 202/227, 202/262, 202/263, [51] Int. Cl Cl0b 39/08 [58]Field of Search 201/39; 202/227, 262, 263, 202/228, 229, 230; 214/18 PH[5.6] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,676,305 7/1972 Cremer202/263 3,766,018 10/1973 Riechert 202/227 3,785,933 l/l974 Edgar et a1;202/227 Primary Examiner-Wilbur L. Bascomb, Jr. Assistant Examiner-D.Sanders Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Michael S. Striker [5 7] ABSTRACT In acoking installation having a horizontal-chamber coke oven battery, firstrails extend along this battery and a coke guide car is mounted on theserails for movement along the battery and adapted to receive incandescentcoke from the respective ovens. A quenching car is mounted for movementalong the battery also, and is adapted to receive coke from the cokeguide car for the purpose of transferring the coke to a quenchingstation. Second rails extend along the first rails at a side of thequenching car which faces away from the coke oven battery. A supportingframe is rollably mounted on the rails and has at least one arm portionwhich passes freely around one end of the coke guide car, as seen in thelongitudinal direction of the rails, and which can be releasably coupledwith the coke guide car so that the frame and coke guide car can movetogether along the battery of coke ovens. A hood is carried by thesupporting frame and extends at least in part over the quenching car tointercept dust and gases which become liberated from the coke.

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1. In a coking installation having a horizontal-chamber coke oven battery, an apparatus comprising first rail means extending along said battery; a coke guide car mounted on said first rail means for movement along said battery and adapted to receive incandescent coke from the respective ovens; a quenching car mounted for movement along said battery and adapted to receive coke to be quenched from said coke guide car; second rail means extending along said first rail means at a side of said quenching car which faces away from said battery; a supporting frame rollably mounted on said first and second rail means and having at least one arm portion which at least in part passes freely around one end of said coke guide car, said supporting frame being releasably coupled to said coke guide car for movement with the same along said battery; and a hood carried by said supporting frame and extending at least in part over said quenching car for intercepting dust and gases which become liberated from said coke.
 2. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein portions of said first and second rail means are horizontally movable at right angles with reference to the remainder of said rail means, so that said coke guide car and/or said supporting frame can be moved relative to and become uncoupled from one another when supported on said portions and being moved with the same.
 3. An apparatus as defined in claim 1; further comprising rail lengths extending normal to the elongation of said rail means and removably intersecting the path of movement of said quenching car and said supporting frame.
 4. An apparatus as defined in claim 1; further comprising trolleys mounting said supporting frame rollably on said rail means; and wherein said trolleys and arm portion are movable out of the path of movement of said coke guide car.
 5. An apparatus as defined in claim 4, said arm portion having a first part and a second part, the latter of which passes around said one end of said coke guide car; and connecting means releasably connecting said second part with said first part.
 6. An apparatus as defined in claim 4; and further comprising at least one crane adjacent said battery and positioned for lifting said trolleys off said rail means.
 7. An apparatus as defined in claim 1; further comprising trolley means mounting said supporting frame rollably on said rail means; and wherein said arm portion comprises one part which passes freely around said one end of said coke guide car, another part which is mounted on said trolley means, and pivot means connecting said one part pivotably with said other part.
 8. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, said coke guide car having opposite ends which are spaced longitudinally of said rail means; said supporting frame having an additional arm portion which passes freely around the other of said ends, and both of said arm portions having free end sections; trolley means rollably supported on said rail means; and journalling means connecting said free end sections with said trolley means.
 9. An apparatus as defined in claim 8, wherein said journalling means comprises pivot elements each connectiNg one of said free end sections with said trolley means for pivotal movement about a horizontal pivot axis which parallels said rail means.
 10. An apparatus as defined in claim 8, said trolley means comprising a pair of trolleys each associated with one of said end sections; and wherein said pivot means comprises rollers having rolling axes which extend in parallelism with said rail means, each of said end sections being supported on one of said rollers for horizontal movement transverse to the rolling axis of the same.
 11. An apparatus as defined in claim 1; further comprising a carriage movable in the same path as said quenching car; and fluid-pressure jacks engaging said supporting frame and engageable with said carriage for lifting said supporting frame with reference to said coke guide car.
 12. An apparatus as defined in claim 7; and further comprising means on said hood for connecting the interior of the same to a dust precipitator.
 13. An apparatus as defined in claim 12; and further comprising a dust precipitator mounted on said supporting frame and connected with said means.
 14. An apparatus as defined in claim 12; further comprising a stationary dust precipitator remote from said supporting frame; and a stationary conduit connected with said dust precipitator and extending parallel to said rail means, said hood being connectable with said conduit in a plurality of positions which said hood can assume relative to said battery.
 15. An apparatus as defined in claim 14, said conduit having at least two longitudinally spaced connecting openings which are communicatable with the interior of said hood in respective ones of said positions thereof.
 16. An apparatus as defined in claim 15, wherein said openings are of right-angular outline; and further comprising covers for closing said openings when the same are not in communication with said interior of said hood.
 17. An apparatus as defined in claim 16, wherein said covers are mounted on said conduit for displacement between a first position overlying and closing said openings, and a second position in which they include an angle of substantially 70* with the longitudinal axis of said conduit. 